Neck-yoke attachment.



Patented July l7, I900.

W. M. MANUEL.

NECK Yo KB ATTACHMENT.

lication filed 1m. 44, 1900.

(in; Medial.)

u v v III/IIIIIIIIIA)IIIIIIII/II III INVENTOR WITNESSES Af/omey UNTTEE STATES \VILLIAM M. MANUEL, OF GALLATIN,

MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO P. I. CLINE,

OF SAME PLACE.

NECK-YOKE ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,095, dated July 17, 1900. Application filed March 14, 1900. Serial No. 8,655. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. MANUEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gallatin, in the county of Daviess and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neck-Yoke Attachments; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This inventionrelates to new and usefulimprovements in neck-yoke attachments in which a direct pressure is had on the tip of the pole, forming a perfect grip on the-pole in case the doubletree should break or the traces become detached, besides forming an antirattler between the pole and the neckyoke and attachments.

More specifically, the present invention resides in the provision of an attachment to neck-yokes, comprising a grip-block made, preferably, of drop-forged metal and pivoted to the member which is connected by strap to the neck-yoke, said block designed to yield at its free end against an elastic cushion as pres sure is brought to bear on the pole-tip.

To these ends and to such others as the invention pertains the same consists, further, in the novel arrangement and adaptation of parts, as will be hereinaftermore fully de scribed and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

The present invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this application, and in which draw- 1ngs-- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the attachment as fastened to a neck-yoke. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view in perspective of the grip-block and the member to which it is pivoted. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view through the grip-block and said member.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a neckyoke, to which the member 13 is connected in any suitable manner, as by means of the strap 0, the ends of the latter being secured to the member B by means of a pin or bolt C in the present instance, as shown in the drawings. By this form of connection said member will have a pivotal movement on the pin or bolt 0. The opposite end of the member B from that in which the pin or bolt 0 is held is slightly curved and is recessed, as at E, and in said recess is pivoted to its walls at their lower ends the grip-block D, the pivotal pin or lugs D passing through the apertures d. Said block has a rib d integral therewith, which is apertured to receive the pivotal pin or lugs, the rib being seated in the recessed end of the member B. The outer face of the blockD is concaved and tapering toward its pivotal portion, and said concaved face is ribbed, as at F, whereby when pressure is brought to bear upon the pole the block grips the latter and holds same securely. Seated in said recess, near its upper end, is a spring or elastic cush ion H, against which the upper end of the grip-block contacts, thus allowing the free end of the grip-block to swing back, with its rib d entering said recess when there is a downward pressure on the pole-tip. Transversely disposed in said member B is an aperture K, in which is inserted a pin or bolt K, on which the ends of the strap M are piv oted, said strap adapted to engage the tip of the pole in the usual manner.

From the foregoing it will be noted that the grip -block is held by means of the spring or elastic cushion so that its free end will contact with the pole-tip, thus preventing any rattling of the parts, and in case of breakage of the doubletree or in the event of the traces becoming detached from their fastenings as the neck-yoke is driven forward the gripblock would frictionally engage and firmly hold the pole-tip, thus avoiding a possible accident.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A neck-yoke center comprising, in com bination with the neck-yoke, a pivoted member connected thereto, a spring-actuated gripblock pivoted to the latter, and a pole-tip-engaging strap having pivotal connection with said member, as set forth.

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oted, the pole-tip strap pivoted to said memher, the grip-block having a rib on its rear face which rib is seated in a recess in the free end of said member, and pivoted at its lower end to a pin carried by the walls of the recessed end of the member, the outer face of said grip-block being concaved, ribbed and tapered, as shown and described and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM M. MANUEL. Witnesses:

WM. G. CLINE, SIDNEY K. CHAMBERLAIN. 

